| Jessup | community in N Moore County. |
| Jester | community in NE Avery County. |
| Jesup | community in N Moore County served by post office, 1891-1934. |
| Jeter | community in NW Rutherford County on Cedar Creek. |
| Jewel Branch | rises in N central Alleghany County and flows SE into Little River. |
| Jewel Hill | See Marshall. |
| Jews Quarter Island | a peninsula approx. 2½ mi. long extending into the S waters of Currituck Sound from the mainland, SE Currituck County. Presently owned by the Chatham family and used as a hunting lodge. Appears as Deuces Quarters on early maps. Today known as Dews Island and operates as a hunting club. |
| Jim Branch | rises in S Buncombe County and flows NW into Christian Creek. |
| Jim Branch | rises in W Haywood County and flows NW into Rough Fork. |
| Jim Branch | rises in SW Wake County and flows SW into Buckhorn Creek. |